Isaiah 41 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Isaiah 42

¹“Behold, my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights: I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.

KJVBehold my servant^H5650, whom I uphold^H8551^(H8799); mine elect^H972, in whom my soul^H5315 delighteth^H7521^(H8804); I have put^H5414^(H8804) my spirit^H7307 upon him: he shall bring forth^H3318^(H8686) judgment^H4941 to the Gentiles^H1471.

² He will not shout, nor raise his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street.

KJVHe shall not cry^H6817^(H8799), nor lift up^H5375^(H8799), nor cause his voice^H6963 to be heard^H8085^(H8686) in the street^H2351.

³ He won’t break a bruised reed. He won’t quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice.

KJVA bruised^H7533^(H8803) reed^H7070 shall he not break^H7665^(H8799), and the smoking^H3544 flax^H6594 shall he not quench^H3518^(H8762): he shall bring forth^H3318^(H8686) judgment^H4941 unto truth^H571.

⁴ He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he has set justice on the earth, and the islands wait for his law.”

KJVHe shall not fail^H3543^(H8799) nor be discouraged^H7533^(H8799), till he have set^H7760^(H8799) judgment^H4941 in the earth^H776: and the isles^H339 shall wait^H3176^(H8762) for his law^H8451.

⁵ God Yahweh, he who created the heavens and stretched them out, he who spread out the earth and that which comes out of it, he who gives breath to its people and spirit to those who walk in it, says:

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) God^H410 the LORD^H3068, he that created^H1254^(H8802) the heavens^H8064, and stretched them out^H5186^(H8802); he that spread forth^H7554^(H8802) the earth^H776, and that which cometh out^H6631 of it; he that giveth^H5414^(H8802) breath^H5397 unto the people^H5971 upon it, and spirit^H7307 to them that walk^H1980^(H8802) therein:

⁶ “I, Yahweh, have called you in righteousness. I will hold your hand. I will keep you, and make you a covenant for the people, as a light for the nations,

KJVI the LORD^H3068 have called^H7121^(H8804) thee in righteousness^H6664, and will hold^H2388^(H8686) thine hand^H3027, and will keep^H5341^(H8799) thee, and give^H5414^(H8799) thee for a covenant^H1285 of the people^H5971, for a light^H216 of the Gentiles^H1471;

⁷ to open the blind eyes, to bring the prisoners out of the dungeon, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison.

KJVTo open^H6491^(H8800) the blind^H5787 eyes^H5869, to bring out^H3318^(H8687) the prisoners^H616 from the prison^H4525, and them that sit^H3427^(H8802) in darkness^H2822 out of the prison^H3608 house^H1004.

⁸ “I am Yahweh. That is my name. I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to engraved images.

KJVI am the LORD^H3068: that is my name^H8034: and my glory^H3519 will I not give^H5414^(H8799) to another^H312, neither my praise^H8416 to graven images^H6456.

⁹ Behold, the former things have happened and I declare new things. I tell you about them before they come up.”

KJVBehold, the former things^H7223 are come to pass^H935^(H8804), and new things^H2319 do I declare^H5046^(H8688): before they spring forth^H6779^(H8799) I tell^H8085^(H8686) you of them.

¹⁰ Sing to Yahweh a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the islands and their inhabitants.

KJVSing^H7891^(H8798) unto the LORD^H3068 a new^H2319 song^H7892, and his praise^H8416 from the end^H7097 of the earth^H776, ye that go down^H3381^(H8802) to the sea^H3220, and all that is therein^H4393; the isles^H339, and the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) thereof.

¹¹ Let the wilderness and its cities raise their voices, with the villages that Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing. Let them shout from the top of the mountains!

KJVLet the wilderness^H4057 and the cities^H5892 thereof lift up^H5375^(H8799) their voice, the villages^H2691 that Kedar^H6938 doth inhabit^H3427^(H8799): let the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of the rock^H5553 sing^H7442^(H8799), let them shout^H6681^(H8799) from the top^H7218 of the mountains^H2022.

¹² Let them give glory to Yahweh, and declare his praise in the islands.

KJVLet them give^H7760^(H8799) glory^H3519 unto the LORD^H3068, and declare^H5046^(H8686) his praise^H8416 in the islands^H339.

¹³ Yahweh will go out like a mighty man. He will stir up zeal like a man of war. He will raise a war cry. Yes, he will shout aloud. He will triumph over his enemies.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 shall go forth^H3318^(H8799) as a mighty man^H1368, he shall stir up^H5782^(H8686) jealousy^H7068 like a man^H376 of war^H4421: he shall cry^H7321^(H8686), yea, roar^H6873^(H8686); he shall prevail^H1396^(H8691) against his enemies^H341^(H8802).

¹⁴ “I have been silent a long time. I have been quiet and restrained myself. Now I will cry out like a travailing woman. I will both gasp and pant.

KJVI have long time^H5769 holden my peace^H2814^(H8689); I have been still^H2790^(H8686), and refrained^H662^(H8691) myself: now will I cry^H6463^(H8799) like a travailing woman^H3205^(H8802); I will destroy^H5395^(H8799)^(H8676)^H8074^(H8799) and devour^H7602^(H8799) at once^H3162.

¹⁵ I will destroy mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs. I will make the rivers islands, and will dry up the pools.

KJVI will make waste^H2717^(H8686) mountains^H2022 and hills^H1389, and dry up^H3001^(H8686) all their herbs^H6212; and I will make^H7760^(H8804) the rivers^H5104 islands^H339, and I will dry up^H3001^(H8686) the pools^H98.

¹⁶ I will bring the blind by a way that they don’t know. I will lead them in paths that they don’t know. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. I will do these things, and I will not forsake them.

KJVAnd I will bring^H3212^(H8689) the blind^H5787 by a way^H1870 that they knew^H3045^(H8804) not; I will lead^H1869^(H8686) them in paths^H5410 that they have not known^H3045^(H8804): I will make^H7760^(H8799) darkness^H4285 light^H216 before^H6440 them, and crooked things^H4625 straight^H4334. These things^H1697 will I do^H6213^(H8804) unto them, and not forsake^H5800^(H8804) them.

¹⁷ “Those who trust in engraved images, who tell molten images, ‘You are our gods,’ will be turned back. They will be utterly disappointed.

KJVThey shall be turned^H5472^(H8738) back^H268, they shall be greatly^H1322 ashamed^H954^(H8799), that trust^H982^(H8802) in graven images^H6459, that say^H559^(H8802) to the molten images^H4541, Ye are our gods^H430.

¹⁸ “Hear, you deaf, and look, you blind, that you may see.

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798), ye deaf^H2795; and look^H5027^(H8685), ye blind^H5787, that ye may see^H7200^(H8800).

¹⁹ Who is blind, but my servant? Or who is as deaf as my messenger whom I send? Who is as blind as he who is at peace, and as blind as Yahweh’s servant?

KJVWho is blind^H5787, but my servant^H5650? or deaf^H2795, as my messenger^H4397 that I sent^H7971^(H8799)? who is blind^H5787 as he that is perfect^H7999^(H8794), and blind^H5787 as the LORD'S^H3068 servant^H5650?

²⁰ You see many things, but don’t observe. His ears are open, but he doesn’t listen.

KJVSeeing^H7200^(H8800)^(H8675)^H7200^(H8804) many things^H7227, but thou observest^H8104^(H8799) not; opening^H6491^(H8800) the ears^H241, but he heareth^H8085^(H8799) not.

²¹ It pleased Yahweh, for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify the law and make it honorable.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 is well pleased^H2654^(H8804) for his righteousness^H6664' sake; he will magnify^H1431^(H8686) the law^H8451, and make it honourable^H142^(H8686).

²² But this is a robbed and plundered people. All of them are snared in holes, and they are hidden in prisons. They have become captives, and no one delivers, and a plunder, and no one says, ‘Restore them!’

KJVBut this is a people^H5971 robbed^H962^(H8803) and spoiled^H8154^(H8803); they are all of them snared^H6351^(H8687) in holes^H2352^(H8676)^H970, and they are hid^H2244^(H8717) in prison^H3608 houses^H1004: they are for a prey^H957, and none delivereth^H5337^(H8688); for a spoil^H4933, and none saith^H559^(H8802), Restore^H7725^(H8685).

²³ Who is there among you who will give ear to this? Who will listen and hear for the time to come?

KJVWho among you will give ear^H238^(H8686) to this? who will hearken^H7181^(H8686) and hear^H8085^(H8799) for the time to come^H268?

²⁴ Who gave Jacob as plunder, and Israel to the robbers? Didn’t Yahweh, he against whom we have sinned? For they would not walk in his ways, and they disobeyed his law.

KJVWho gave^H5414^(H8804) Jacob^H3290 for a spoil^H4933^(H8675)^H4882, and Israel^H3478 to the robbers^H962^(H8802)? did not the LORD^H3068, he against whom^H2098 we have sinned^H2398^(H8804)? for they would^H14^(H8804) not walk^H1980^(H8800) in his ways^H1870, neither were they obedient^H8085^(H8804) unto his law^H8451.

²⁵ Therefore he poured the fierceness of his anger on him, and the strength of battle. It set him on fire all around, but he didn’t know. It burned him, but he didn’t take it to heart.”

KJVTherefore he hath poured^H8210^(H8799) upon him the fury^H2534 of his anger^H639, and the strength^H5807 of battle^H4421: and it hath set him on fire^H3857^(H8762) round about^H5439, yet he knew^H3045^(H8804) not; and it burned^H1197^(H8799) him, yet he laid^H7760^(H8799) it not to heart^H3820.

WEB·Isaiah 41

¹“Keep silent before me, islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come near, then let them speak. Let’s meet together for judgment.

KJVKeep silence^H2790^(H8685) before me, O islands^H339; and let the people^H3816 renew^H2498^(H8686) their strength^H3581: let them come near^H5066^(H8799); then let them speak^H1696^(H8762): let us come near^H7126^(H8799) together^H3162 to judgment^H4941.

² Who has raised up one from the east? Who called him to his feet in righteousness? He hands over nations to him and makes him rule over kings. He gives them like the dust to his sword, like the driven stubble to his bow.

KJVWho raised up^H5782^(H8689) the righteous^H6664 man from the east^H4217, called^H7121^(H8799) him to his foot^H7272, gave^H5414^(H8799) the nations^H1471 before^H6440 him, and made him rule^H7287^(H8686) over kings^H4428? he gave^H5414^(H8799) them as the dust^H6083 to his sword^H2719, and as driven^H5086^(H8737) stubble^H7179 to his bow^H7198.

³ He pursues them and passes by safely, even by a way that he had not gone with his feet.

KJVHe pursued^H7291^(H8799) them, and passed^H5674^(H8799) safely^H7965; even by the way^H734 that he had not gone^H935^(H8799) with his feet^H7272.

⁴ Who has worked and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, Yahweh, the first, and with the last, I am he.”

KJVWho hath wrought^H6466^(H8804) and done^H6213^(H8804) it, calling^H7121^(H8802) the generations^H1755 from the beginning^H7218? I the LORD^H3068, the first^H7223, and with the last^H314; I am he.

⁵ The islands have seen, and fear. The ends of the earth tremble. They approach, and come.

KJVThe isles^H339 saw^H7200^(H8804) it, and feared^H3372^(H8799); the ends^H7098 of the earth^H776 were afraid^H2729^(H8799), drew near^H7126^(H8804), and came^H857^(H8799).

⁶ Everyone helps his neighbor. They say to their brothers, “Be strong!”

KJVThey helped^H5826^(H8799) every one^H376 his neighbour^H7453; and every one said^H559^(H8799) to his brother^H251, Be of good courage^H2388^(H8798).

⁷ So the carpenter encourages the goldsmith. He who smooths with the hammer encourages him who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering, “It is good;” and he fastens it with nails, that it might not totter.

KJVSo the carpenter^H2796 encouraged^H2388^(H8762) the goldsmith^H6884^(H8802), and he that smootheth^H2505^(H8688) with the hammer^H6360 him that smote^H1986^(H8802) the anvil^H6471, saying^H559^(H8802), It is ready^H2896 for the sodering^H1694: and he fastened^H2388^(H8762) it with nails^H4548, that it should not be moved^H4131^(H8735).

⁸ “But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham my friend,

KJVBut thou, Israel^H3478, art my servant^H5650, Jacob^H3290 whom I have chosen^H977^(H8804), the seed^H2233 of Abraham^H85 my friend^H157^(H8802).

⁹ you whom I have taken hold of from the ends of the earth, and called from its corners, and said to you, ‘You are my servant. I have chosen you and have not cast you away.’

KJVThou whom I have taken^H2388^(H8689) from the ends^H7098 of the earth^H776, and called^H7121^(H8804) thee from the chief men^H678 thereof, and said^H559^(H8799) unto thee, Thou art my servant^H5650; I have chosen^H977^(H8804) thee, and not cast thee away^H3988^(H8804).

¹⁰ Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

KJVFear^H3372^(H8799) thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed^H8159^(H8691); for I am thy God^H430: I will strengthen^H553^(H8765) thee; yea, I will help^H5826^(H8804) thee; yea, I will uphold^H8551^(H8804) thee with the right hand^H3225 of my righteousness^H6664.

¹¹ Behold, all those who are incensed against you will be disappointed and confounded. Those who strive with you will be like nothing, and shall perish.

KJVBehold, all they that were incensed^H2734^(H8737) against thee shall be ashamed^H954^(H8799) and confounded^H3637^(H8735): they shall be as nothing; and they^H582 that strive^H7379 with thee shall perish^H6^(H8799).

¹² You will seek them, and won’t find them, even those who contend with you. Those who war against you will be as nothing, as a nonexistent thing.

KJVThou shalt seek^H1245^(H8762) them, and shalt not find^H4672^(H8799) them, even them^H582 that contended^H4695 with thee: they that war^H4421 against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought^H657.

¹³ For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I will help you.’

KJVFor I the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430 will hold^H2388^(H8688) thy right hand^H3225, saying^H559^(H8802) unto thee, Fear^H3372^(H8799) not; I will help^H5826^(H8804) thee.

¹⁴ Don’t be afraid, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel. I will help you,” says Yahweh. “Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

KJVFear^H3372^(H8799) not, thou worm^H8438 Jacob^H3290, and ye men^H4962 of Israel^H3478; I will help^H5826^(H8804) thee, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, and thy redeemer^H1350^(H8802), the Holy One^H6918 of Israel^H3478.

¹⁵ Behold, I have made you into a new sharp threshing instrument with teeth. You will thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and will make the hills like chaff.

KJVBehold, I will make^H7760^(H8804) thee a new^H2319 sharp^H2742 threshing^H4173 instrument having^H1167 teeth^H6374: thou shalt thresh^H1758^(H8799) the mountains^H2022, and beat them small^H1854^(H8799), and shalt make^H7760^(H8799) the hills^H1389 as chaff^H4671.

¹⁶ You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away, and the whirlwind will scatter them. You will rejoice in Yahweh. You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.

KJVThou shalt fan^H2219^(H8799) them, and the wind^H7307 shall carry them away^H5375^(H8799), and the whirlwind^H5591 shall scatter^H6327^(H8686) them: and thou shalt rejoice^H1523^(H8799) in the LORD^H3068, and shalt glory^H1984^(H8691) in the Holy One^H6918 of Israel^H3478.

¹⁷ The poor and needy seek water, and there is none. Their tongue fails for thirst. I, Yahweh, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

KJVWhen the poor^H6041 and needy^H34 seek^H1245^(H8764) water^H4325, and there is none, and their tongue^H3956 faileth^H5405^(H8804) for thirst^H6772, I the LORD^H3068 will hear^H6030^(H8799) them, I the God^H430 of Israel^H3478 will not forsake^H5800^(H8799) them.

¹⁸ I will open rivers on the bare heights, and springs in the middle of the valleys. I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.

KJVI will open^H6605^(H8799) rivers^H5104 in high places^H8205, and fountains^H4599 in the midst^H8432 of the valleys^H1237: I will make^H7760^(H8799) the wilderness^H4057 a pool^H98 of water^H4325, and the dry^H6723 land^H776 springs^H4161 of water^H4325.

¹⁹ I will put cedar, acacia, myrtle, and oil trees in the wilderness. I will set cypress trees, pine, and box trees together in the desert;

KJVI will plant^H5414^(H8799) in the wilderness^H4057 the cedar^H730, the shittah tree^H7848, and the myrtle^H1918, and the oil^H8081 tree^H6086; I will set^H7760^(H8799) in the desert^H6160 the fir tree^H1265, and the pine^H8410, and the box tree^H8391 together^H3162:

²⁰ that they may see, know, consider, and understand together, that Yahweh’s hand has done this, and the Holy One of Israel has created it.

KJVThat they may see^H7200^(H8799), and know^H3045^(H8799), and consider^H7760^(H8799), and understand^H7919^(H8686) together^H3162, that the hand^H3027 of the LORD^H3068 hath done^H6213^(H8804) this, and the Holy One^H6918 of Israel^H3478 hath created^H1254^(H8804) it.

²¹ Produce your cause,” says Yahweh. “Bring out your strong reasons!” says the King of Jacob.

KJVProduce^H7126^(H8761) your cause^H7379, saith^H559^(H8799) the LORD^H3068; bring forth^H5066^(H8685) your strong^H6110 reasons, saith^H559^(H8799) the King^H4428 of Jacob^H3290.

²² “Let them announce and declare to us what will happen! Declare the former things, what they are, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or show us things to come.

KJVLet them bring them forth^H5066^(H8686), and shew^H5046^(H8686) us what shall happen^H7136^(H8799): let them shew^H5046^(H8685) the former things^H7223, what they be, that we may consider^H7760^(H8799)^H3820 them, and know^H3045^(H8799) the latter end^H319 of them; or declare^H8085^(H8685) us things for to come^H935^(H8802).

²³ Declare the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that you are gods. Yes, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and see it together.

KJVShew^H5046^(H8685) the things that are to come^H857^(H8802) hereafter^H268, that we may know^H3045^(H8799) that ye are gods^H430: yea, do good^H3190^(H8686), or do evil^H7489^(H8686), that we may be dismayed^H8159^(H8691), and behold^H7200^(H8799) it together^H3162.

²⁴ Behold, you are nothing, and your work is nothing. He who chooses you is an abomination.

KJVBehold, ye are of nothing^H369, and your work^H6467 of nought^H659: an abomination^H8441 is he that chooseth^H977^(H8799) you.

²⁵ “I have raised up one from the north, and he has come, from the rising of the sun, one who calls on my name, and he shall come on rulers as on mortar, and as the potter treads clay.

KJVI have raised up^H5782^(H8689) one from the north^H6828, and he shall come^H857^(H8799): from the rising^H4217 of the sun^H8121 shall he call^H7121^(H8799) upon my name^H8034: and he shall come^H935^(H8799) upon princes^H5461 as upon morter^H2563, and as the potter^H3335^(H8802) treadeth^H7429^(H8799) clay^H2916.

²⁶ Who has declared it from the beginning, that we may know? and before, that we may say, ‘He is right’? Surely, there is no one who declares. Surely, there is no one who shows. Surely, there is no one who hears your words.

KJVWho hath declared^H5046^(H8689) from the beginning^H7218, that we may know^H3045^(H8799)? and beforetime^H6440, that we may say^H559^(H8799), He is righteous^H6662? yea, there is none that sheweth^H5046^(H8688), yea, there is none that declareth^H8085^(H8688), yea, there is none that heareth^H8085^(H8802) your words^H561.

²⁷ I am the first to say to Zion, ‘Behold, look at them;’ and I will give one who brings good news to Jerusalem.

KJVThe first^H7223 shall say to Zion^H6726, Behold^H2009, behold^H2009 them: and I will give^H5414^(H8799) to Jerusalem^H3389 one that bringeth good tidings^H1319^(H8764).

²⁸ When I look, there is no man, even among them there is no counselor who, when I ask, can answer a word.

KJVFor I beheld^H7200^(H8799), and there was no man^H376; even among them, and there was no counsellor^H3289^(H8802), that, when I asked^H7592^(H8799) of them, could answer^H7725^(H8686) a word^H1697.

²⁹ Behold, all of their deeds are vanity and nothing. Their molten images are wind and confusion.

KJVBehold, they are all vanity^H205; their works^H4639 are nothing^H657: their molten images^H5262 are wind^H7307 and confusion^H8414.

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